In the Rainforests

A richly illustrated, captivating study of army ants, nature's preeminent social hunters. A swarm raid is one of nature's great spectacles. In trop...

Description- Vividly presents a strong selection of innovative cinema designs, such as the world's first 'sci-fi' cinema and other spaces developed...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Peter Van Der SleenEditor: James S. AlbertThe Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest c...

After spending much of her life as a psychologist, Dr. Mary Baures adopted baby elephants and took up wildlife photography. Sitting around nighttim...

Reducere. Oil palms are ubiquitous--grown in nearly every tropical country, they supply the world with more edible fat than any other plant and play a role i...

Hunter-gatherer societies struggle with seemingly insurmountable problems: deforestation and encroachment, language loss, political domination by s...

Contributor(s): Author: J. Malcolm ShickFor millennia, corals were a marine enigma, organisms that confounded scientific classification and occupie...

Reducere. The ultimate illustrated field guide to the birds of Argentina and the islands of the South-west Atlantic Argentina is one of South America's premi...

DescriptionAs a young scientist, Birute Mary Galdikas had a mission: To find and study the elusive orangutans of Borneo's rain forest to help prote...

Reducere. The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok...

Reducere. Ava is an American Avocet, a breed of shorebird who leaves her home at the Laguna Madre and travels 1, 000 miles to stay for a season at the larges...

Reducere. Amphibians of Costa Rica is the first in-depth field guide to all 206 species of amphibians known to occur in Costa Rica or within walking distance...

Reducere. A stunningly illustrated natural history of spidersSpiders are among the most versatile creatures on the planet, inhabiting six of the seven contin...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the ultimate holiday planner, showcasing the most amazing places in the world and the best time of year to see them. It combines...

Reducere. From animal habitats to the human body, matter to machines, rainforests to recycling, it's all here in one easy-to-use volume Giant Science Resourc...

Reducere. Rain forests are home to more than half of the world's plants and animals. In this leveled title, readers will explore this important biome, learni...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John Kimantas One of the most spectacular places on earth, Vancouver Island is a wonderland of dense rainforests, rugged mo...

Reducere. From squawking birds of paradise to monkeys swinging through the trees and insects crawling along the forest floor, be amazed by the variety of lif...

Reducere. With its glaciated peaks, temperate rain forests, and ocean wilderness, Olympic National Park has been called three parks in one. Efforts to protec...

Reducere. Juliana Buhring had been mired in a dark hole of depression after the death of a man she loved, and when an acquaintance suggested they honor his m...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James RedfieldYou have never read a book like this before -- a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives for...

Reducere. From the snow-capped peak of Mount Rainier to the misty rain forests of Olympic National Park, Washington has plenty to explore! Take a trip to Pik...

Reducere. From tropical rainforests, hiking volcanoes to coastline beaches, Costa Rica is one of those places that has it all. This coffee table book reflect...

Reducere. Trees are being cut down around the world. But why are rain forests being cleared, and what happens if they disappear? In this nonfiction graphic n...

DescriptionHigh in the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India grow some of the world's last stands of mature, wild teak. For more than a thousa...

Reducere. A magnificent, empowering (Bill McKibben) memoir about a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world's rainforests and the communities...

"Young . . . brings the trained eye of an entomologist and an unabashed admiration for the beauty of nature to this engaging and informative accoun...

The tiny, lungless Thorius salamander from southern Mexico, thinner than a match and smaller than a quarter. The lushly white-coated Saki, an arbor...

Reducere. This classic, bestselling field guide features 794 species of plants commonly found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska, including trees,...

Reducere. Taiwan, also called the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan, has remained a place not too well known to westerners. With a population of 25 million, ...

Reducere. DescriptionA searing investigation of the factors that nearly destroyed Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, from acclaimed investigative re...

Reducere. In the last century, the south-central Pacific coast of Costa Rica evolved from a wild, remote strip of land to one sparsely populated by homestead...

Reducere. Bronnie Ellis Stroud left Indianapolis for Bawku. There in the sahel, in the northeastern corner of the Gold Coast, now Ghana, and later along the ...

Reducere. Within Chile is the driest desert in the world, the highest mountain range in the hemisphere, temperate rainforests, and a piece of Antarctica. In ...

Reducere. Over the course of his distinguished career, architect Arthur Erickson (1924-2009) designed numerous houses, each an exercise in transforming the n...

Reducere. The hunter has become the hunted.Zoey Daniels is on the run for her life. Hiding from the very people she used to work for. She just found out her ...

Contributor(s): Author: Lawrence F. LoweryTake a world tour between the covers of a bookEnvironments of Our Earth guides children through six types...

DescriptionRugged mountains, wild coastlines, and dense forests coexist with vibrant, diverse cities in one of the wildest corners of North America...

Most of the world's exquisite and rare bird species are found in tropical rainforests - the Amazon, Sumatra, Borneo, Daintree Rainforest in Austral...

Reducere. Awards🏆Gold Medal Winner (2012) - IndieFab awards - (Business/Economics)Bronze Medal Winner (2013) - Independent Publisher Book Awards - (Finance/I...

Reducere. Zoey's life has taken a dramatic turn. Only a few months ago she was a Collector working for the DMG, a government agency, tracking and collecting ...

The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok...

Reducere. For millennia, coral reefs have flourished as one of the planet's most magnificent natural wonders. As Earth's most biodiverse ecosystem-surpassing...

This fully updated fourth edition of Bradt's Borneo remains the essential guide for visiting this island paradise, focusing on Sabah, Sarawak and B...

Reducere. A fabulous lost Amazon city once inhabited by women warriors and containing a rare red diamond: it sounded like myth, but archeologist Jillian Sher...

Reducere. Even as a teenager, John Beattie felt drawn to the ocean, but it was 25 years before his dreams of sailing the globe in his 35-foot yacht Warrior Q...

Giants of the Monsoon Forest journeys deep into the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India to explore the world of teak logging elephants and t...

Reducere. An orphan girl must face untold danger and an ancient evil to save her kingdom's prince in this lush, romantic fantasy perfect for fans of Girls of...

DescriptionWith turquoise waters, dreamlike islands, and pristine rainforests, Belize is a sensory feast. Dive in with Moon Belize. Inside you'll f...

Reducere. Rainforests cover only a small amount of the planet, but they have more unique plants and animals than anywhere else on Earth. Packed with beautifu...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Aj TataIn December 2001, CIA paramilitary operative Matt Garrett is mysteriously pulled from Pakistan as he closes in for t...

Reducere. A surprising look at the role of menopause in human history-and why we should change the ways we think about it Are the ways we look at menopause a...

Reducere. This picture book biography tells the story of Meg Lowman, a groundbreaking female scientist called a real life Lorax by National Geographic, who w...

Reducere. Macaws squawk, snakes coil, and monkeys swing. Follow true-to-size rain forest animals as they journey through a noisy, colorful ecosystem like no ...

Reducere. Few Canadian artists are as revered as Emily Carr. Born in 1871, she grew up in a socially conservative environment, away from the major art center...

Reducere. Follow a group of gorillas through the African rainforest and learn how they live, and how they need help to survive. Gorillas are smart, strong, a...

Reducere. Perched on the edge of The Great Barrier Reef, the city of Mackay is often thought of as being a sweet, peaceful little place that is the perfect p...

Reducere. As a geologist working in mineral exploration for one of the largest mining companies in the world, Roger Kuhns traveled the rocky terrains of the ...

1, 700 miles of vibrant cities, coastal towns, and glittering ocean views: Embark on your epic PCH journey with Moon Pacific Coast Highway Road Tri...

Reducere. Nevermoor meets Keeper of the Lost Cities in the second wondrous adventure in the Unmapped Chronicles fantasy series from bestselling author Abi El...

Reducere. Dreaming of your next adventure? Showcasing the most amazing places in the world and the best time of year to visit them, this simply stunning book...

DescriptionImmerse yourself in Australia with this stunning collection of photographs and discover the nation's extraordinary range of landscapes a...

The renowned anthropologist Gerardo Reichel-Dolmatoff spent most of his working life among tribes living in the vast rainforests of the Colombian N...

A compelling, escapist, wildlife lover's adventure in South America - an incredible account of exploration, conservation and self-discovery set in ...

Reducere. The #1 bestselling phenomenon with millions of copies sold around the world -- now with a guide to creating your own Celestine Prophecy experience....

A treasure-trove exploration of the sun-baked deserts, untamed rainforests, undersea worlds and the frozen polar regions. We share our delicately b...

Carnaval and samba are just the start --kick back on the Copacabana, caipirinha in hand. Copacabana and Ipanema and Christ the Redeemer gazing down...

Reducere. Embark on a journey through the magical world of the rainforest and introduce little nature-lovers to an enchanting, yet threatened, tropical world...

Reducere. Astrophysicist George Smoot spent decades pursuing the origin of the cosmos, "the holy grail of science, " a relentless hunt that led him from the ...

Reducere. The Winds of Change places the horrifying carnage unleashed on New Orleans, Mississippi, and Alabama by Hurricane Katrina in context. Climate has b...